Description and images of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Region Metropolitana, Camino a Baños Morales, Chile
Altitude: 1300-1700 m. 12 25, 2007

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Species:	Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f.
Family:	Apiaceae
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Record:	1368
	About 8 Hydrocotyle in Chile and 4 in our data base.
	About 105 Apiaceae in Chile and 45 in our data base.




	Not Frequent Height: 10 cm. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Region Metropolitana, Camino a Baños Morales, Chile
Altitude: 1300-1700 m. 12 25, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: White, 5 petals

Height: 10 cm.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Region Metropolitana, Camino a Baños Morales, Chile
Altitude: 1300-1700 m. 12 25, 2007

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line
Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

The plant grows in water or it has its roots within a permanent water course. This corresponds to marshes, bogs, water courses, lake and river shores.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Region Metropolitana, Camino a Baños Morales, Chile
Altitude: 1300-1700 m. 12 25, 2007

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Region Metropolitana, Camino a Baños Morales, Chile
Altitude: 1300-1700 m. 12 25, 2007

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).